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Team Results: 9 wins 7 losses
Butler 39 Greensberg Salem 54 (L)
Butler 40 Hampton 45 (L)
Butler 45 Peters Twp. 48 (L)
Butler 36 Hampton 56 (L)
Butler 61 Pine Richaland 36 (W)
Butler 55 Burell 37 (W)
Butler 63 Hopewell 31 (W)
Butler 51 Fox Chapel 32 (W)
Butler 58 Knoch 22 (W)
Butler 84 Mars 21 (W)
Bulter 48 Shaler 52 (L)
Butler 26 Kiski 61 (L)
Butler 82 Sharpsville 10 (W)
Butler 36 Norwin 62 (L)
Butler 78 West Mifflin 21 (W)
Butler 51 NA Gold 46 (W)
Other Notes:
Norwin Duals - 4th Place
GLOW Tournament - 12th Place
Butler Duals - 3rd Place
Notes from Coach Geibel:
1/26/12
Last Thursday night the Butler Junior High Wrestling team lost to Greensberg Salem 39-54.
Winners for the Junior High "GT" were:
80 lbs: Austin Birckbichler by decision 6-5
85 lbs: Hugh O'Neil by decision 6-2
95 lbs: Caleb Baxter by fall
122 lbs: Jacob Stutz by fall
138 lbs: Hank Finan by decision 4-3
165 lbs: Chris Boyd by fall
185 lbs: Justin Johnson by fall
250 lbs: JD Bojanec by fall
The Golden Tornado are now 9-7 on the year. They return to action this Saturday Feb 4th at the 17th annual NA junior high wrestling tournament.
1/14/12
The Butler Junior High Wrestling team placed 3rd this past Saturday at their 6th annual Butler Junior High Duals. The Junior High "GT" went 3-2 on the day defeating Hopewell 63-31, Burell 55-37, and Pine Richland 61-36. They suffered losses from Hampton 36-56 and Peters Township 45-48. The team started the day 3-0 before suffering two close losses. The junior high "GT" stormed out to a 27-0 lead against Hampton and a 27-3 lead against Peters Township but were unable to hold these leads as both teams middle/upper weights proved to be too much.
Butler will get another shot at Hampton this Wednesday at home at 5:00 followed by #10 ranked Butler varsity vs #6 ranked Hampton varsity at 7:00. It is also white-out t shirt night for the varsity match sponsored by Kelly Chevrolet. The first 100 students will receive a free white out t-shirt. The gym should be packed and both matches should be great. Don't miss it!
Outstanding individuals for the Tornado Junior High at the Duals were:
Caleb Baxter 5-0 1 fall
Zack Hunka 5-0 3 falls
Hugh O'Neil 2-0
Austin Birckbichler 4-1 1 fall
Mike Vought 4-1 3 falls
Donovan Malovich 3-2
Jacob Stutz 3-2 2 falls
Hank Finan 3-2 3 falls
Luke Baranchak 3-2 3 falls
Nick Roth 3-2 2 falls
JD Bojanec 3-2 1 fall
1/11/12
The Butler Junior High Wrestling team improved to 6-3 on the year with a 51-32 victory over Fox Chapel on Wednesday night. The Junior High "GT" stormed out to a 33-6 lead after the first 9 weight classes. Fox Chapel fought back to nearly even the score at 33-32 before the Tornado won the last 3 weight classes.
Winning by fall for Butler were:
Caleb Baxter at 95 lbs
Mike Vought at 105 lbs
Zack Hunka at 110 lbs
Justin Johnson at 185 lbs
Nick Roth at 210 lbs
Hugh O'Neil (80 lbs) and JD Bojanec (250 lbs) both received forfeits.
Max Stalanker won by a 5-0 decision at 100 lbs
Tommy Greaves won by a 4-0 decision at 115 lbs
Donovan Malovich used a takedown in overtime to win an 8-6 decision
Butler returns to action on Saturday when they host the 6th annual Butler Junior High Duals. Wrestling starts at 9:30 a.m. There are 6 teams participating (Butler, Burrell, Hampton, Hopewell, Peters Township, and Pine Richland) and all teams will wrestle each other throughout the day.
1/7/12:
This weekend the Butler Junior High Wrestling team traveled to Greater Latrobe for the (GLOW) tournament. This is one of the harder tournaments in the area and not only had powerhouse teams from western pa but also had some very good teams from the middle part of the state. When the dust settled the junior high "GT" placed 12th as a team out of 15.
Place winners for the Tornado were:
Caleb Baxter 3rd place at 95 lbs
JD Bojanec 4th place at 250 lbs
Matt Sarvey 5th place at 165 lbs
Chris Boyd 6th place at 155 lbs
Justin Johnson 6th place at 185 lbs
Butler returns to action Wednesday at Fox Chapel before returning home Saturday for their annual Junior High Duals.
1/4/12:
On Wednesday night the Butler Junior High Wrestling team used 7 forfeits, 1 pin, 1 major decision, and 2 decisions to defeat Knoch 58-22.
Justin Johnson (185lbs) was the lone "GT" wrestler to earn a fall. Caleb Baxter (100 lbs) won by major decision 11-1. Zack Hunka (110lbs) won by decision 4-2 and Luke Baranchak (145 lbs) won by decision 7-2. Winning via forfeit for the Tornado were Hugh O'Neil @ 80 lbs, Donovan Malovich @ 90 lbs, Max Stalnaker @ 105 lbs, Chris Boyd @ 155 lbs, Matt Sarvey @ 165lbs, Nick Roth @ 210lbs, and JD Bojanec @ 250 lbs.
Last Saturday the Butler Golden Tornado Junior High Wrestling team travelled to the Norwin Duals. The tornado came away with 4th place getting 3 wins while suffering 2 defeats. They started the day out with a dog fight against NA Gold. Going into the final match the tornado were down 46-45. Caleb Baxter came through for Butler with a pin to seal the match for the tornado 51-46. Next the Tornado were able to defeat West Mifflin 78-21. Then in a rematch of last years finals the tornado went up against host Norwin. The past 2 years the two teams have split and both matches were decided by 2 points or less. It looked like another classic as the tornado rallied from a 0-15 hole to win 4 matches in a row and stake a 21-15 lead. Norwin proved to be too much though as they overpowered the tornado 62-32. Butler went on to beat Sharpsville by a score of 82-10. Then in the 3rd/4th place match the Tornado dug an early hole against Kiski and never came out as they lost 61-27.
Outstanding individuals for the Golden Tornado at the Norwin Duals were:
Hugh O'Neill 80 lbs 5 wins 0 losses 2 pins
Austin Birckbichler 85 lbs 3 wins 2 losses 1 pin
Caleb Baxter 95 lbs: 5 wins 0 losses 3 pins
Max Stalnaker 100 lbs: 3 wins 2 losses 1 pin
Jared Hinkle 110 lbs: 4 wins 1 loss 2 pins
Nathan Rodgers 130 lbs: 3 wins 2 losses 1 pin
Hank Finan 138 lbs: 4 wins 1 loss: 2 pins
Luke Baranchak 145 lbs: 3 wins 2 losses 3 pins
Chris Boyd 155 lbs: 3 wins 2 losses 2 pins
Justin Johnson 165 lbs: 3 wins 1 loss 2 pins
Nick Roth 185-210 lbs 4 wins 1 loss 4 pins
On Thursday evening the Butler Golden Tornado junior high wrestling team hosted Shaler. Butler jumped out to an early 30-6 lead but the Titans came roaring back in the middle weights to claim a 52-48 victory over the tornado.
Winners for Butler were:
Hugh O'Neill 80 lbs Won by Fall
Austin Birckbichler 85 lbs: Won by Fall
Donovan Malovich 90 lbs: Won by Fall
Caleb Baxter 95 lbs: Won by Fall
Jacob Stutz 115 lbs: Won by Fall
Justin Johnson 165 lbs: Won by Fall
JD Bojanec 250 lbs: Won by Fall.
The Junior High "GT" look to right the ship next Wednesday as they return to action when they travel to Mars to face the Planets
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